School Kills Creativity
bySir Ken Robinson on ‘Schools Kill Creativity’ Well, maybe ‘kills’ is a bit strong, but it certainly seems to stiffle it, according to Sir…
Sir Ken Robinson on ‘Schools Kill Creativity’ Well, maybe ‘kills’ is a bit strong, but it certainly seems to stiffle it, according to Sir…
Tonight was the annual Christmas carols for Master6 and Miss8 at their Gympie West school. What an adventure! The kids were all dressed up in…
When I first thought about becoming a parent, over twenty years ago when Star Wars was new and we didn’t even know Darth Vader…
Here’s the thing – I can’t seem to take Tracey anywhere without her causing trouble…
We’re off to the Dolly Parton concert tonight, with Grandma having graciously agreed to look after the kids. When I say tonight I of…
Our little Charade is probably misnamed. We call it The Red Rocket but its one horse power is an old nag who struggles on…
Another delivery of fruit and potatoes tonight – $70 of the good stuff from the Marketman. A box of nectarines, box of mangoes and…
I’ve been racing around to the local primary schools in the area, talking to the year 7 kids about money, banks and finance in…
I quickly tired of the kids asking me if they could play the Wii today so we packed up the trailer with their bikes…
Another tooth was lost yesterday – this time out of the mouth of Miss8. She now seems to have more gaps than teeth.
There was a ruckus around my ankles while I was trying to finish the dishes this morning, so I pulled out a couple of new wipes,…
Spent the night making sausages with my good friend Kathy. This time we made beef sausages, and because we’ve done this three or four…
A very unusual night for us tonight – we ducked out to The Empire Hotel to sing karaoke with Uncle Jason. Haven’t done karaoke…
Just to be clear – BBQ sauce in pies, not pies cooked on a BBQ. Well we didn’t, but I guess if you had a decent supply of cold beer you could.
Never having much of a head for school, Miss16 is leaving it to embrace a new chapter in her life. And the whole thing has…